dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
inner citadel; core; center; centre
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
large number (of); many; majority
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
article; news story; report; account
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well